The Story
Why ACCESS Exists
Outpatient electrophysiology is one of the most clinically mature, economically proven shifts in modern cardiology — and yet EP ASC penetration remains below 1%. The barrier isn't clinical. It's structural.
Individual EP practices face CON regulations, supply chain disadvantages, billing opacity, and compliance burdens that are collectively exhausting. Most operators are solving the same problems in isolation, paying full price for every service, with no benchmarking data and no collective leverage.
ACCESS was created to change that arithmetic — giving independent physician operators the infrastructure that hospital systems have always had, without the governance strings attached.
Core Principles
What ACCESS Stands For
Physician-Led Governance
Physicians own the decision-making. ACCESS provides infrastructure, not direction. Every participating ASC retains its clinical governance model.
No Mandatory Equity
ACCESS membership does not require surrendering ownership or equity. The platform serves independent operators — it does not absorb them.
Fee-for-Service Integrity
Reimbursement integrity is a core mission. ACCESS works to preserve and optimize ASC fee-for-service economics against institutional pressure.
Society-Aligned
Designed to complement — not compete with — existing specialty societies. The platform is built with, not around, the EP community.
Platform Objectives
Eight Mandates.
One Platform.
Expand EP ASCs
Current penetration is below 1%. ACCESS is the platform for changing that — nationwide.
Preserve Independence
Physician-led governance at every level. Scale without surrendering clinical autonomy.
Optimize Operations & RCM
Streamlined management, AI-driven revenue cycle, preferred legal partnerships.
Reduce Supply Chain Costs
Collective GPO purchasing power. Supplies are 40% of ASC revenue — that is the lever.
Target EBITDA ≥ 40%
Financial sustainability requires engineering, not hope. ACCESS provides the tools.
Establish Quality Benchmarks
ACCESS Registry creates real-time outcome data for payer negotiations and referrals.
Preserve Reimbursement
Collective advocacy and payer intelligence protect ASC reimbursement rates.
Facilitate Research
Multicenter clinical research with centralized IRB — enabling EP ASCs to contribute to the evidence base.